The Empowerment Plan, a Detroit based nonprofit, hires homeless people from shelters as full time seamstresses to make sleeping bags/coats to give people on the streets. They also provide the workers free, on site educational classes. The Empowerment Plan’s goal is to help people earn a stable income, learn new skills, find secure housing, and gain back their independence.

The Empowerment Planinvites Impact100 Metro Detroit members & friends to come for a tour of their Ponyride warehouse space, and to see their good work.Event Details:Date: October 17, 2016, 2:30 pmRSVP: Please RSVP to secretary@impact100metrodetroit.org by October 10 to reserve your spot!Location: The Empowerment Plan/Ponyride Building 1401 Vermont Street, in Detroit’s Corktown Neighborhood Stay with us after the tour for light refreshments in the Ponyride building dance studio space.(Please help us offset the cost of the refreshments with a $5 donation. Thanks!)